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WASHINGTON − Ukraine destroyed dozens of enemy bombers using a horde of drones smuggled deep into Russia in a stunning attack that Russian war bloggers are calling Moscow’s Pearl Harbor. It was the most damaging Ukrainian attack on Russia in the three years since Moscow invaded. Ukrainian intelligence said the coordinated strikes on June 1 took a $7 billion toll on Russia’s military and demolished more than a third of Moscow’s strategic cruise missile carriers, including planes capable of carrying nuclear warheads. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the massive attack, which he said used 117 drones, his country’s “longest-range operation.” Ukraine defends nation against Russian invasion Ukraine’s outgunned forces fight to repel Russia’s wide-ranging assault as invasion continues. “It had an absolutely brilliant outcome,” Zelenskyy said on Telegram. “Russia has had very tangible losses, and justifiably so.” Oksana Markarova, Kyiv’s ambassador to the United States, called the attack a “very successful defensive operation in Russia against Russian aircraft that, on a daily basis, bomb our hospitals and schools and kill our kids.” Speaking at an AI event in Washington, Markarova said it was “the best example of how innovation can and should work in defense.” With Ukraine set to meet Russia for U.S.-brokered peace talks the next day and amid aggressive Russian advances on the battlefield, the ambitious June 1 attack showed neither side is counting on a breakthrough in negotiations. “We hope that the response will be the same as the US response to the attack on their Pearl Harbor or even tougher,” Russian war blogger Roman Alekhin wrote on Telegram, comparing the Ukrainian strike to the 1941 Japanese raid on a U.S. base in Hawaii. “It is impossible to restore these losses,” reported Rybar, a pro-Kremlin Telegram channel. The comparisons between the Ukrainian drone attack and the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack bandied by pro-Russian bloggers were not historically accurate. The operation, code-named “Spider’s Web,” was characteristic of the style of warfare Ukraine has made its brand as it attempts to undercut Russia’s larger military – flooding the zone with cheap, deadly drones. But the scope of this attack set a new precedent. The drones, strapped with explosives, were hidden inside the roofs of wooden sheds, which were dropped off by trucks at the outer edge of Russian military bases, a Ukrainian security official told Reuters. Ukraine’s intelligence service said 41 Russian aircraft were hit at four air bases stretching from the Finnish border to Siberia. One targeted base, in the Irkutsk region, lies more than 2,600 miles from the front lines, making it the farthest target Ukraine has hit during the conflict.

Ukraine launched a massive attack on Russia’s military bases using more than a hundred hidden drones on Sunday.

Sofiia Gatilova, REUTERS

Russia’s defense ministry acknowledged in Telegram messages June 1 that drones launched “from an area in close proximity to airfields resulted in several aircraft catching fire.”

NN: brilant!!

AI technology has been developing at an exponential rate, and it appears to be just a matter of time before we create entities that can think millions of times faster than we do and that can do almost everything better than we can.  So what is going to happen when we lose control of such entities?  Some AI models are already taking the initiative to teach themselves new languages, and others have learned to “lie and manipulate humans for their own advantage”.  Needless to say, lying is a hostile act.  If we have already created entities that are willing to lie to us, how long will it be before they are capable of taking actions that are even more harmful to us? Nobody expects artificial intelligence to kill all of us tomorrow. But Time Magazine did publish an article that was authored by a pioneer in the field of artificial intelligence that warned that artificial intelligence will eventually wipe all of us out. Eliezer Yudkowsky has been a prominent researcher in the field of artificial intelligence since 2001, and he says that many researchers have concluded that if we keep going down the path that we are currently on “literally everyone on Earth will die”…

NN: something to think about

Billionaire and Tesla CEO Elon Musk criticized a new Congressional spending bill supported by President Donald Trump on Tuesday, calling it a “disgusting abomination.” Musk made the remarks on X, expressing frustration over what he views as excessive and irresponsible government spending. “I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore,” Musk posted. He described the bill as “massive, outrageous [and] pork-filled,” and condemned lawmakers who backed it, saying, “Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong.” The legislation, which allocates significant federal spending across various sectors, has sparked a debate about its long-term effects on the US economy. Musk had previously expressed his disappointment with the overall cost of the domestic policy bill. According to the Congressional Budget Office, the tax provisions included in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” package are projected to increase the deficit by $3.8 trillion by 2034.

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Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi, speaking at a book signing event in Lebanon for The Power of Negotiation, branded the latest United States proposal as “highly ambiguous,” stressing that Tehran “will not seek anyone’s permission to continue uranium enrichment on Iranian soil,” after US President Donald Trump vowed not to allow it. “In this context, the US wrote to Iran’s leadership seeking negotiations. But it’s clear that talks under such circumstances can’t be genuine or equal – they resemble negotiations for surrender,” the leader was quoted by Tasnim News Agency. The minister noted that over a million Iranians depend on medicine made using reactor fuel, insisting enrichment will continue but “not lead to a nuclear weapon.” Regarding the latest offer from Washington, Araghchi said it contained “numerous ambiguities and unanswered questions,” adding that Iran would respond “in the coming days based on national interests and principles.”

NN: How stupid!! We did this fire dance under Mohammad Obama. And they built centrifuges that ramped up their production of weapons grade uranium. They developed nuclear triggers and rockets capable of delivering nukes. They may have tested a crude nuke underground. Now Iran wants us to believe  its their god given right to enrich uranium. And we are to rely upon the same inspectors they made fools on last time to ensure they don’t  have a nuclear weapons program. The world deserves to get nuked in the coming World War III that will be started by Iran using the nukes we allowed then to develops

DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran is poised to reject a U.S. proposal to end a decades-old nuclear dispute, an Iranian diplomat said on Monday, dismissing it as a “non-starter” that fails to address Tehran’s interests or soften Washington’s stance on uranium enrichment.

“Iran is drafting a negative response to the U.S. proposal, which could be interpreted as a rejection of the U.S. offer,” the senior diplomat, who is close to Iran’s negotiating team, told Reuters.

The U.S. proposal for a new nuclear deal was presented to Iran on Saturday by Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi, who was on a short visit to Tehran and has been mediating talks between Tehran and Washington.

After five rounds of discussions between Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, several obstacles remain.

Among them are Iran’s rejection of a U.S. demand that it commit to scrapping uranium enrichment and its refusal to ship abroad its entire existing stockpile of highly enriched uranium – possible raw material for nuclear bombs.

Tehran says it wants to master nuclear technology for peaceful purposes and has long denied accusations by Western powers that it is seeking to develop nuclear weapons. NB: what a sick joke

“In this proposal, the U.S. stance on enrichment on Iranian soil remains unchanged, and there is no clear explanation regarding the lifting of sanctions,” said the diplomat, who declined to be identified due to the sensitivity of the matter. The White House encouraged Iran to accept the deal.”President Trump has made it clear that Iran can never obtain a nuclear bomb. Special Envoy Witkoff has sent a detailed and acceptable proposal to the Iranian regime, and it’s in their best interest to accept it,” White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said in a statement. “Out of respect for the ongoing deal, the Administration will not comment on details of the proposal to the media.” Tehran demands the immediate removal of all U.S.-imposed curbs that impair its oil-based economy. But the U.S. says nuclear-related sanctions should be removed in phases.  Dozens of institutions vital to Iran’s economy, including its central bank and national oil company, have been blacklisted since 2018 for, according to Washington, “supporting terrorism or weapons proliferation.” Trump’s revival of “maximum pressure” against Tehran since his return to the White House in January has included tightening sanctions and threatening to bomb Iran if the negotiations yield no deal.

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The nuclear agreement draft presented by the US to Iran this weekend would permit restricted uranium enrichment at low levels within Iranian territory for an undetermined timeframe, Axios has discovered, conflicting with recent statements from senior officials. According to the plan outlined by White House representative Steve Witkoff, Iran’s enrichment capabilities will be limited to civilian-use levels. Following the deal’s ratification, Iran must temporarily lower its enrichment levels to 3% and its subterranean enrichment sites must cease operations for a mutually agreed timeframe. Iran has repeatedly emphasized it will not accept any agreement prohibiting enrichment for civilian purposes, a non-negotiable stance that conflicts with America’s public position.

NN: i was shocked when i saw the Axion report. Allowing Iran to enrich uranium. Then we got the statement from trump. below:

Trump on Iran: We will not allow any uranium enrichment

United States President Donald Trump stressed that the US won’t allow Iran to carry out “any enrichment of uranium” after a report by Axios claimed earlier today that Washington would permit limited enrichment under specific conditions. Under the reported nuclear agreement draft, Iran’s enrichment capabilities would be limited to civilian-use levels and require Tehran to temporarily bring down its enrichment levels to 3%. Additionally, the country’s subterranean enrichment sites would be required to halt operations for a negotiated period.

“The AUTOPEN should have stopped Iran a long time ago from “enriching.” Under our potential Agreement — WE WILL NOT ALLOW ANY ENRICHMENT OF URANIUM,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

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Ukraine staged a dramatic series of strikes across Russia, deploying drones hidden in trucks deep inside the country to hit strategic airfields as far away as eastern Siberia. Around the same time, Moscow launched one of its longest drone and missile attacks against Kyiv, escalating tensions ahead of crucial peace talks this week. More than 40 Russian aircraft, including the Tu-95 and Tu-22 M3 long-range bombers capable of deploying conventional and nuclear weapons as well as the A-50, were reportedly damaged in Sunday’s operation, an official in Ukraine’s Security Service said on condition of anonymity as the details are not public. Ukraine’s Security Service chief Vasyl Malyuk led the operation and losses are assessed to be at least $2 billion, the person said. Drones were released remotely from wooden mobile houses that were transported on trucks inside Russian territory, according to the official. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy revealed details of the operation, saying it was “one year, six months, and nine days from the start of planning to effective execution.” He added, “Our most long-range operation. Our people involved in preparing the operation were withdrawn from Russian territory in time.” In a separate post on Telegram, Zelenskiy said Ukraine used 117 drones with people operating inside Russia across three time zones, adding that “34% of strategic cruise missile carriers at the airfields were hit.” Russia’s Defense Ministry confirmed in a Telegram statement that attacks occurred at five military airbases across the nation from the Far East and eastern Siberia to locations just several hundred miles from Moscow.  Earlier on Sunday, Ukraine came under one of the longest barrages from Russian missiles and drones, with air sirens lasting for more than 9 hours. At least 12 people were killed in a strike on a military training center, prompting Ukraine Ground Forces Commander Mykhaylo Drapatyi to announce his decision to resign due to the cas The incidents occurred just as Moscow and Kyiv prepare to send delegations to Turkey for a second round of peace talks on Monday. The opening round on May 16 — the first in more than three years — ended with a prisoner exchange agreement and discussions on a potential ceasefire. So far, Russia has not signaled if the attacks may affect the talks.

NN: does not look like a peace deal tm me

The prices of oil continued to rise on Monday, with West Texas Intermediate jumping by more than 3.5% as investors’ concerns of a higher increase in the output from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies (OPEC+) were relieved after the organization’s meeting on Saturday brought expected hike in production of 411,000 barrels per day for the month of July, in line with the previous two months.

OPEC is not the main event here… its Iran and their belief they are at a historic moment in time. Where they nuke Israel and the Mahdi (their savior comes) Islam takes over the world.